Historically, I have been a huge fan of the Fantasy and Sci-Fi genres. However, I recently completed Between Two Fires and The Fisherman, both books in the horror and/or historical fiction space that I found were so much stronger for their limited exposure to classic fantasy tropes / magic systems / etc.
(Fisherman Spoilers) Bonus points for a common man obtaining dark and scholarly magic, a lá Rainer
by scootskitchen